This information was given by Dr.M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.

He said that the Fast Track Courts since their establishment have disposed of 25.07 lakh cases out of 31.01 lakh cases transferred to them. The Gram Nyayalaya Act, 2008 providing for setting up Gram Nyayalayas has come into force only on 2nd October, 2009. Information on cases disposed of and pending in Grame Nyaylayas is not maintained centrally.

The following steps have been taken to facilitate speedy disposal of cases in courts:

1 Increasing the strength of Judges in Supreme Court and the High Courts.

2 Introduction of some legislative measures for improvement in judicial procedure and for expediting disposal of civil and criminal cases in courts. The Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code have been amended and the concept of 'Pleas-Bargaining' has been introduced.

3 Alternative modes of disposal including mediation, conciliation and arbitration have been encouraged.

4 Other measures like grouping of cases involving common questions of law, constitution of specialized benches, setting up of special courts and organizing Lok Adalats at regular intervals have also been taken.

5 Steps have also been taken for modernization of the judicial infrastructure through computerization of courts.

Separately, the Government has decided, in principle, to set up a National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms which proposes to undertake several strategic initiatives to (i) outline policy changes (ii) re-engineer procedures (iii) leverage Information and Communication Technology & Tools for better justice delivery.#